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Hiring Agency:
Correctional Services - Agency 46
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate:
$23.984
Job Posting:
JR2026-00028549 Records Manager II - Central Office (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
08-27-2026
Job Description:
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is seeking a high-performing Records Manager II to join a dedicated team responsible for managing complex sentencing and legal documentation for an incarcerated population of over 5,800 individuals. You’ll serve as a vital role in conducting rigorous reviews of criminal histories, sentencing orders, parole documentation, and statutory criteria under Nebraska law. If you thrive in an essential, complex environment where your expertise directly impacts institutional accountability and public safety every day, we invite you to apply.
For more information call 402-471- 2654. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at
[email protected].
DUTIES
Sentence Calculation & Compliance: Research and respond to inquiries regarding inmate sentence structures, accurately applying good time, consecutive/concurrent terms, jail time credit, mandatory minimums, post-release supervision, and parole eligibility while adhering to state/federal laws and confidentiality mandates.
Records Auditing & Data Quality: Audit institutional and critical document files, review facility staff data entries to ensure proper utilization of correctional tracking systems, and compile monthly reports, meeting minutes, and operational memorandums.
Interagency & Public Communication: Serve as a primary point of contact for inquiries from agency teammates, court personnel, attorneys, law enforcement, other government entities, public officials, the general public, and crime victims regarding incarcerated individual records.
Operational Support & Training: Assist with training records personnel, provide operational support for admissions, releases, and parole functions, and coordinate with the Records Administrator to provide administrative leave coverage as needed.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related field plus one year experience in Records Management including supervisory responsibilities OR Associate’s degree in related field plus three years’ experience in Records Management and one year supervisory responsibilities OR five years’ experience in Records Management and one year supervisory responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications: Prior work experience in a criminal justice agency with math computations, research techniques, or with managing legal documentation.
Other: Valid driver’s license is required. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.
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